Blogs

Week ending 28 June 2025 UN Expert calls health care workers defenders of the right to health… In her fifth report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng focuses on health workers as the protectors of the right to health.…

Week ending 21 June 2025 Civilian deaths in conflict surged in 2024 Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40% last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing…

Week ending 14 June 2025 Scientists sign up to Bethesda Declaration A letter to US NIH director Jay Bhattacharya signed by hundreds of NIH staffers has been supported by more than 22,000 other scientists, including multiple Nobel Laureates,…

Week ending 31 May 2025 Financial commitments and new campaigns at WHA At this year’s World Health Assembly member states not only committed to the landmark Pandemic Agreement but also approved significant increases in assessed contributions to…

Week ending 17 May 2025 WHO agrees famine in Gaza is imminent  Israel’s aid blockade to Gaza has now persisted for 80 days, leaving the Gaza Strip without food, fuel, medical supplies, and other goods indispensable for human survival. The…

Week ending 3 May 2025 Authoritarians and corporate greed create a global crisis Amnesty International’s annual report The State of the World’s Human Rights claims the Trump administration’s anti-rights campaign is turbocharging harmful…

Week ending 26 April 2025 Harvard sues Trump administration Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on the grounds the freeze on research funding is unconstitutional and unlawful. It calls on the court to restore…

Week ending 18 April 2025 Health services disrupted globally The World Health Organization is warning health service disruptions are occurring in 70% of its surveyed countries as a result of the sudden suspension or reduction in foreign aid. It…

Week ending 11 April 2025 Global healthcare funding insufficient to fulfil rights Global public funding for healthcare is insufficient for nations to fulfil their right to health obligations, according to a Human Rights Watch report analysing…

Week ending 7 April 2025 World Health Day, 7 April Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: today starts a year focusing on maternal and newborn health. The World Health Organization is indeed hopeful this focus will urge governments to ramp up…